[10 July 1998]
Within the past week the Fox was given an unanticipated invitation
from a friend to stay in Lynchburg,
which he has accepted.
He reported that he was fed a very good meal.
The Fox reports that temperature highs have been around 70 and 80 degrees,
and that during difficult uphill climbs he is `incredibly' sweaty.
Those vistas which are available to him consist primarily
of ridgetop overlooks,
and he recently enjoyed one good sunset over a valley
(he usually tries to be in camp by sunset).
Recently the Fox hiked a 27.4 mile day to make up for some
accumulated lost time;
at the end of this trek some other campers were generous enough
to offer him a steak.
The Fox hiked with NaPensee (Miller Templeton) most of today,
after the latter skipped part of the trail by car.

Legend

The white arrow indicates the Fox's
last confirmed position on the trail.

The blue arrow is
an estimate of the Fox's current position.

If the Fox is significantly ahead of
or behind his projected schedule, a red arrow will appear that indicates
where he had planned to be by this date.